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Comex, the Hacker Behind JailbreakMe.com, Hired as Apple Intern
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Good for him, good for apple, bad for us who like jailbreaking. Whoever said there will be less reason to jailbreak iOS5 is crazy. There are some things that apple will never implement. I'm not really sure why the average users want jailbreaking to be made harder or impossible, it doesn't hurt them and it really sucks for us that jailbreak
Good for him, good for apple, bad for us who like jailbreaking. Whoever said there will be less reason to jailbreak iOS5 is crazy. There are some things that apple will never implement. I'm not really sure why the average users want jailbreaking to be made harder or impossible, it doesn't hurt them and it really sucks for us that jailbreak
The other reason big companies (like Apple) do this is so that they can bring the person in a have him sign an NDA. That way if he ever releases another jailbreak their lawyers can claim that he used proprietary knowledge that he gained during his employment at Apple.
You see this all the time.
You see this all the time.
For everybody worrying about losing jailbreak, don't. There are so many known vulnerabilities by the jailbreak community that turns them into viable jailbreaking exploits that they stock pile them for future releases -- they obviously don't want Apple knowing what they know. You can count on jailbreaks for a long time coming, even if they're slow to appear.
Am I the only one that finds the sheer number of discovered vulnerabilities disturbing, though?
Am I the only one that finds the sheer number of discovered vulnerabilities disturbing, though?
Nicholas Allegra... Harry Potter used a wand, not an iPhone.
But seriously, beyond the change of prop, I wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
New CEO trainee?!
Stranger things have happened. At 19, he's certainly the youngest member of the new Executive panel…
Apple sure is shaking things up right now. Exciting times.
Jailbreaking is what makes me stick with the iPhone. If it becomes more difficult or takes even longer to wait for a jailbreak, and this upcoming iPhone isn't amazing hardware wise, might have to start browsing for a different phone.
Well it's not like Apple really cares about him. They were trying to block the jailbreak and when they failed, why not give up and just hire the guy who makes it. Smart move I guess, but that will mean that no more one-click jailbreaks.
"To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf"
"To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf"
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Because he created jailBREAKs for iOS devices. I would put breaks in italics but I'm on my iPhone.
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Because he created jailBREAKs for iOS devices. I would put breaks in italics but I'm on my iPhone.
Same here. In about a year, I'll have to use a MacBook Air instead of an iPhone, and some dumbphone as its modem instead of an iPhone. I don't want to resort to that, but let's face it - I've had my 3GS for almost two years. It's vastly outlived its useful life.
Let's face it; the jailbreak community's dead. The only really talented hackers that have done anything worthwhile in the last year are geohot and comex. Geohot's gone, and now comex is as well. I guess time will tell how it affects iOS market share. The figure on percentage of iOS users who jailbreak is 10% if I recall correctly. Let's say half those people wouldn't buy an iOS device if there is no jailbreak available. That's 5% fewer iOS devices sold. I guess our best hope is that comex winds up getting fired, then maybe releases iOS source code and the keys needed to sign it for revenge.
Well I'm glad he got the iPad 2 jailbreak sorted before joining Apple!
Maybe he'll be able to afford a haircut now, too.
Maybe he'll be able to afford a haircut now, too.
Instead of vilifying jailbreakers and developers who enable jailbreaking, Apple is hiring these talented individuals. Just another reason that I have respect for Apple and its management team. Very smart move from a very agile company.
Actually, that's debatable. As I mentioned in my previous post, Apple may well lose up to 5% of iOS's market share through this. (making the two fairly safe assumptions that jailbreaking will now be impossible, and that half of those who jailbreak won't buy an iOS device if they can't jailbreak).
What isn't debatable is that comex is a sell-out, and won't stand for his principles. I said this on Twitter, and I think it makes a good point:
Edit: Go on, keep downvoting me. Tell me I'm wrong, but I know it just confirms that I'm right.
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He's an intern? Yeah Right!
Apple lost in court, so now that JB is legal, they've hired one of the finest to close all the holes. Working on slowing down, making it harder, if not impossible will be this guys forte.
Enjoy your JB phone now, the times are changing.
Remember Apple is nothing, if not controlling.
He's an intern? Yeah Right!
Apple lost in court, so now that JB is legal, they've hired one of the finest to close all the holes. Working on slowing down, making it harder, if not impossible will be this guys forte.
Enjoy your JB phone now, the times are changing.
Remember Apple is nothing, if not controlling.
You can't blame a guy for taking a job that is gonna make him financially independent. He's frikin 19 and working at a company that makes products that he loves. He is living his dream. That is a great thing for him, and we should be happy for him.
Get off your high horse and stop whining that you won't get your exploits handed to you on a plate. comex jailbroke for fun. Fun was the principle that he stood for and will continue to stand for.
If you don't like it that hackers aren't doing things for you, go write your own exploits.